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Breadland again。 

     When Charlie Malcolm had stayed about a week with his mother�察�he 

returned   to   his   berth   in   the Tobacco   trader�察  �and   shortly  after   his   brother 

Robert was likewise sent to serve his time to the sea�察�with an owner that 

was master of his own bark�察�in the coal trade at Irville。               Kate�察�who was 

really a surprising lassie for her years�察�was taken off her mother's hands by 

the old Lady Macadam�察�that lived in her jointure house�察�which is now the 

Cross     Keys    Inn。   Her    ladyship    was   a  woman      of  high   breeding�察   �her 

husband   having   been   a   great   general�察  �and   knighted   by   the   king   for   his 

exploits�察�but she was lame�察�and could not move about in her dining´room 

without help�察�so hearing from the first Mrs Balwhidder how Kate had done 

such an unatonable deed to Miss Girzie Gilchrist�察�she sent for Kate�察�and�察�

finding her sharp and apt�察�she took her to live with her as a companion。 

This   was   a   vast   advantage�察  �for   the   lady   was   versed   in   all   manner   of 

accomplishments�察�and could read and speak French with more ease than 

any professor at that time in the College of Glasgow�察�and she had learnt to 

sew flowers on satin�察�either in a nunnery abroad�察�or in a boarding´school 

in England�察�and took pleasure in teaching Kate all she knew�察�and how to 

behave herself like a lady。 

     In the summer of this year�察�old Mr Patrick Dilworth�察�that had so long 

been doited with the paralytics�察�died�察�and it was a great relief to my people�察�



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for the heritors could no longer refuse to get a proper schoolmaster�察�so we 

took on trial Mr Lorimore�察�who has ever since the year after�察�with so much 

credit to himself�察�and usefulness to the parish�察�been schoolmaster�察�session 

clerk�察    �and    precentora     man     of   great    mildness     and    extraordinary 

particularity。     He   was   then   a   very   young   man�察  �and   some   objection   was 

made�察�on account of his youth�察�to his being session´clerk�察�especially as the 

smuggling   immorality   still   gave   us   much   trouble   in   the   making   up   of 

irregular   marriages�察  �but   his   discretion   was   greater   than   could   have   been 

hoped   for   from   his   years�察  �and�察  �after   a   twelvemonth's   probation   in   the 

capacity     of  schoolmaster�察     �he  was    installed   in  all  the  offices   that  had 

belonged to his predecessor�察�old Mr Patrick Dilworth that was。 

     But the most memorable thing that befell among my people this year�察�

was the burning of the lint´mill on the Lugton water�察�which happened�察�of 

all the days of the year�察�on the very selfsame day that Miss Girzie Gilchrist�察�

better known as Lady Skimmilk�察�hired the chaise from Mrs Watts of the 

New Inns of Irville�察�to go with her brother�察�the major�察�to consult the faculty 

in Edinburgh concerning his complaints。               For�察�as the chaise was coming 

by the mill�察�William Huckle�察�the miller that was�察�came flying out of the 

mill like a demented man�察�crying fire��and it was the driver that brought 

the melancholy tidings to the clachanand melancholy they were�察�for the 

mill was utterly destroyed�察�and in it not a little of all that year's crop of lint 

in   our   parish。   The   first   Mrs   Balwhidder   lost   upwards   of   twelve   stone�察�

which we had raised on the glebe with no small pains�察�watering it in the 

drouth�察�as it was intended for sarking to ourselves�察�and sheets and napery。 

A great loss indeed it was�察�and the vexation thereof had a visible effect on 

Mrs   Balwhidder's   health�察  �which   from   the   spring   had   been   in   a   dwining 

way。     But   for   it�察  �I   think   she   might   have   wrestled   through   the   winter�此�

however�察  �it   was   ordered   otherwise�察  �and   she   was   removed   from   mine   to 

Abraham's bosom on Christmas´day�察�and buried on Hogmanay�察�for it was 

thought uncanny to have a dead corpse in the house on the new´year's day。 

She was a worthy woman�察�studying with all her capacity to win the hearts 

of my people towards mein the which good work she prospered greatly�察�

so that�察�when she died�察�there was not a single soul in the parish that was 

not   contented   with   both   my   walk   and   conversation。       Nothing   could   be 



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more peaceable than the way we lived together。                    Her brother Andrew�察�a 

fine lad�察�I had sent to the college at Glasgow�察�at my own cost�察�and when he 

came out to the burial�察�he stayed with me a month�察�for the manse after her 

decease   was   very   dull�察  �and   it   was   during   this   visit   that   he   gave   me   an 

inkling of his wish to go out to India as a cadet�察�but the transactions anent 

that fall   within   the scope  of   another  yearas   well   as   what   relates   to  her 

headstone�察  �and   the   epitaph   in   metre�察  �which   I   indicated   myself   thereon�察�

John Truel the mason carving the same�察�as may be seen in the kirkyard�察�

where   it   wants   a   little   reparation   and   setting   upright�察  �having   settled   the 

wrong way when the second Mrs Balwhidder was laid by her side。But I 

must not here enter upon an anticipation。 



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               CHAPTER V                             YEAR 1764 



     This   year   well   deserved   the   name   of   the   monumental   year   in   our 

parish�察�for the young laird of the Breadland�察�that had been my pupil�察�being 

learning to be an advocate among the faculty in Edinburgh�察�with his lady 

mother�察�who had removed thither with the young ladies her daughters�察�for 

the benefit of education�察�sent out to be put up in the kirk�察�under the loft 

over    the   family   vault�察  �an  elegant    marble    headstone�察   �with   an   epitaph 

engraven      thereon�察  �in  fair  Latin�察  �setting  forth   many    excellent    qualities 

which     the  old   laird�察 �my   patron    that  was�察  �the  inditer   thereof   said   he 

possessed。      I say the inditer�察�because it couldna have been the young laird 

himself�察�although he got the credit o't on the stone�察�for he was nae daub in 

my aught at the Latin or any other language。             However�察�he might improve 

himself at Edinburgh�察�where a' manner of genteel things were then to be 

got at an easy rate�察�and doubtless the young laird got a probationer at the 

College to write the epitaph�察�but I have often wondered sin' syne�察�how he 

came to make it in Latin�察�for assuredly his dead parent�察�if he could have 

seen it�察�could not have read a single word o't�察�notwithstanding it was so 

vaunty about his virtues�察�and other civil and hospitable qualifications。 

     The coming of the laird's monumental stone had a great effect on me�察�

then    in  a   state  of  deep    despondency       for  the   loss  of  the   first  Mrs 

Balwhidder�察  �and   I   thought   I   could   not   do   a   better   thing�察  �just   by  way  of 

diversion in my heavy sorrow�察�than to get a well´shapen headstone made 

for herwhich�察�as I have hinted at in the record of the last year�察�was done 

and set up。      But a headstone without an epitaph�察�is no better than a body 

without the breath of life in't�察�and so it behoved me to make a poesy for 

the monument�察�the which I conned and pondered upon for many days。                         I 

thought as Mrs Balwhidder�察�worthy woman as she was�察�did not understand 

the   Latin   tongue�察  �it   would   not   do   to   put   on   what   I   had   to   say   in   that 

language�察�as the laird had donenor indeed would it have been easy�察�as I 

found upon the experimenting�察�to tell what I had to te

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